Razor attachment



Oct. 6, ,1942. N. l.. KEARNEY 2,298,055

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l NORMAN LMEAQNEY.

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Patented Oct. 6, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Razon ATTACHMENTNorman L. Kearney, Buffalo, N. Y. Application March 5, 1940, Serial No.322,294

1 Claim.

My invention relates to razor attachments, and more particularly to ahair retaining attachment for electric or power razors.

I am aware that the idea, broadly, of providing a hair retainingattachment for electric safety razors is not new. One such attachmentconsists in the provision of closure a'ps hinged to the cutter head ofan electric razor at theopposite ends of the chamber o-pening into whichthe hair cuttings are deposited. Where this form of attachment is used,it is obviously necessary to modify somewhat the structure oi the basicrazor.

Another form of attachment consists in the provision of a hair retaineradapted to be tted over the cutter head of the razor and held in placeby its snug engagement or frictional contact with the side and end wallportions of the razor. This latter type attachment is objectionable, notonly because of its obvious awkwardness, but also because of theaccuracy with which it is required to be made. Moreover, in neither ofthe attachments above referred to is any provision made to prevent thecut hair from crowding into and clogging the joints between the iixedand reciprocating cutter head members cf the razor.

One object of the present invention is to provide a hair retaining meansor member adapted for tting engagement substantially wholly within(rather than exteriorly of) the cutter head of a conventional electricrazor.

Another object of the invention is to so form the hair retaining memberas to prevent clogging or fouling of the joints between the relativelymovable cutter head members due to hair accumulation.

A further object of the invention is to provide an electric razorattachment which is the lacme of simplicity; is self-contained; may bemanuactured and sold at small cost; can be used with razors or"conventional design without modifying in any way the basic razor; andcan be detached and replaced by sliding movement after the fashion of anordinary drawer.

Other objects will be apparent from a reading of the annexed detaileddescription in connection with the' drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a Schick electric razor, with theattachment or hair retaining drawer in place;

Fig. 2 is an end or side View of the razor as shown in Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a perspective View of the drawer attachment, and

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a modified form of drawer.

In the embodiment of the invention selected for illustration, the Schickrazor is shown. The body or handle of the razor is designated as IB. Atone end of the body a cutter. head I'I is provided. The head Il hasformed therein the usual chamber I2 into which the hair particles orcuttings are deposited and from which they are required to beperiodically removed and the razor cleaned. Ordinarily, the chamber I2is open-ended and cleaning is accomplished by inserting within one orthe other of the open ends a brush or other suitable cleaner. Where noattachment or hair receptacle is provided, the hair particles, duringshaving, enter the chamber i', and since it is open at both ends, thehair particles or cuttings fall out and scatter at random. This isdefinitely objectionable in the interest or" cleanliness.

By the present invention, the hair particles are contained within theconfines of the basic razor until such time as it becomes necessary toclean the razor head. To admit of such retention a sliding receptacle ordrawer is provided. This receptacle or drawer is designated in thedrawing in its entirety as I3. In the preferred embodiment of theinvention, the receptacle or drawer I3 comp-rises a single strip Ill ofsuitable l material (preferably a metal) cut in size to accurately andsnugly fit within the chamber i2 of the cutter head II of the razor. Atone end, the strip I4 is upturned as at I5 and bent inwardly anddownwardly as at I6 to provide an eiective end closure for the chamberI2. At its opposite end, the strip is similarly upturned as at I1; butinstead of being bent inwardly and downwardly, it is bent outwardly anddownward-ly as at I8 to provide not only an opposite end closure for thechamber I2, but also a handle. By -grasping the handle or outwardly bentportion I8, the receptacle or drawer may be slid into and out ofYoperative position as desired. The end `closures I5 and I'I of thereceptacle not only retain the hair clippings or particles within thechamber I2 until such time as it is necessary to clean the cutter head,but they also prevent the clippings from clogging the movable cutterhead blades or members. Preferably, the receptacle or drawer I3 iscoextensive in length with the chamber I2 and so dimensioned as to tentirely (except for the handle in the preferred embodiment)therewithin. By giving the receptacle or drawer a snug lit, no means,other than friction, is required to hold it rmly in place. When so tted,it cannot interfere with the normal functioning of the razor, nor doesit extend, when in use,' beyond the cutter head, except as above, toaccidentally or otherwise come in contact with the skin.

In the modification of Fig. 6, the idea is substantially identical withthat described in connection with the preferred form of the attachment,except that the handle portion I8 of the drawer is omitted. Instead, thereceptacle or drawer comprises merely a base portion 20 and end portions2| and 22 which serve asend closures in the same manner as the endclosures I and I1 previously described. In bothin'st'ances, thereceptacle or drawer is substantially self -contained, i. e., isconfined to an out-of-the-way location best suited tothe attainment of acomfortable and clean shave. Also, as previously stated, the attachmentof my invention, regardless of which form is used, may be purchasedseparately and effectively used in connection. with most electric razorsof standardized construction now in use.

With the present invention, to clean the cutter head chamber it is onlynecessary to remove the drawer or receptacle as a unit. The drawer isboth a receptacle and a cleaner and may, if desired, be equipped withsmall narrow end brushes (not shown) as an aid to cleaning. Suchbrushes, however, are not essential, as it has been shown by prolongeduse that the mere withdrawal of the receptacle or drawer is sufficientfor all practical purposes.

While I have described my invention in detail in its present preferredembodiment, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art, afterunderstanding my invention, that various changes and modifications maybe made therein without departing from the spirit or scope thereof. Iaim in the appended claim to cover all such modifications and changes.

I claim as my invention:

As an article of manufacture, a receptacle for hair cuttings adapted forslidable fitting engage- 1 ment in the open-ended cutter head chamber of

